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Robert Bavin Graham

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News, Robert Bavin Graham - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Bavin AWMM
  • Surname
    Graham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    R.D. Graham AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ414282 AWMM
    • WWII 414282 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr R.E. Graham (father), 11 Bayview Road, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ414282 AWMM
    • WWII 414282 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of injuries received in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Flying Officer Graham was the son of R. E. Graham, and Margaret Graham, of Auckland and the husband of Sheila Mary Graham, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

    Attended Belmont School and Seddon Memorial Technical College.

    Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna.

    Named R.D. Graham on the Takapuna War Memorial AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    12 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England AWMM Grave 14503. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • 1939-1945 Roll of Honour, Takapuna Rugby Football Club, Onewa Domain, Takapuna AWMM

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  • Pretty sure you were my granddad brother. May you rest in peace.
    Public - sarah - Other Relative - 1 August 2015
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06 March 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
01 August 2015sarahAucklandOther Relative

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